UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs Rangers, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 7': Trent Alexander-Arnold
  • 53': Mohamed Salah (P)
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2 - 0

Liverpool ease past Rangers to move second in Champions League Group A

Liverpool eased past Rangers with a routine 2-0 victory in Champions League Group A at Anfield on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ryan Kent.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Ben Davies (Rangers).
  • 7': Goal! Liverpool 1, Rangers 0. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 10': Ben Davies (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 13': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 13': James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
  • 18': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 18': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Steven Davis.
  • 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Leon King.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 37': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
  • 37': John Lundstram (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Rangers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Rangers 0.
  • 46': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
  • 46': Leon King (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Leon King.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 52': Penalty Liverpool. Luis Díaz draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Penalty conceded by Leon King (Rangers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Goal! Liverpool 2, Rangers 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joël Matip following a corner.
  • 61': Connor Goldson (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 62': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
  • 62': John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 66': Substitution, Rangers. Fashion Sakala replaces Malik Tillman.
  • 66': Substitution, Rangers. Ryan Jack replaces Steven Davis.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Jack.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago.
  • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 71': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 71': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Rangers. Antonio-Mirko Colak replaces Alfredo Morelos.
  • 74': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 75': Offside, Rangers. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Fashion Sakala is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
  • 81': Substitution, Rangers. Rabbi Matondo replaces Ryan Kent.
  • 81': Substitution, Rangers. Glen Kamara replaces Ben Davies.
  • 82': Offside, Rangers. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Rabbi Matondo is caught offside.
  • 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tavernier.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
  • 84': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Rabbi Matondo (Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 85': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Offside, Rangers. James Tavernier tries a through ball, but Antonio-Mirko Colak is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Fashion Sakala (Rangers).
  • 88': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Glen Kamara (Rangers).
  • 89': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 90'+2': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Rangers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Rangers 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 13
8 Saves 1
36.1 Possession 63.9
6 SHOTS 23
2 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
243 Accurate Passes 485
331 Passes 574
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
3 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 46
19 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 5
31 Effective Clearances 2
31 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 49,512

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +19 24
2 Bayern Munich 8 +14 21
3 Liverpool 8 +12 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip
21 Kostas Tsimikas
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
20 Diogo Jota
6 Thiago Alcantara
14 Jordan Henderson
27 Darwin Núñez
23 Luis Díaz
11 Mohamed Salah

RAN Rangers (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Allan McGregor (GK)
6 Connor Goldson
26 Ben Davies
38 Leon Thomson King
31 Borna Barisic
2 James Tavernier
4 John Lundstram Yellow Card
10 Steven Davis
14 Ryan Kent
71 Malik Tillman
20 Alfredo Morelos

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